EU Council Quietly Revives Chat Control 1.0 Messenger Scanning
EU Council voted an identical copy of the expired April Chat Control regulation back into law via written procedure, ahead of the summer recess vote.
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How Three Phone Calls Killed America's AI Safety Order
Musk, Zuckerberg, and Sacks convinced Trump to scrap a voluntary AI testing framework hours before the signing ceremony.
AI Privacy Audit: Gemini Spark, Canada vs OpenAI, Bank SSN Leak
Google's always-on AI agent watches everything, Canada finds OpenAI broke privacy law, and a US bank fed customer SSNs to a chatbot.
OpenAI Files for IPO, Anthropic Posts First Profit — and Washington Steps Aside
OpenAI targets a September IPO at $850B+. Anthropic projects its first profit. Trump pulls an AI oversight order. The industry just leveled up.
AI Regulation Tracker: EU Delays High-Risk Enforcement to 2027, States Push 78 Chatbot Bills Across 27 States
Europe votes to push back AI Act enforcement by 16 months. Meanwhile, US states keep legislating at a breakneck pace with chatbot safety, deepfakes, and worker protection bills piling up.
Data Centers Are Now a Midterm Election Issue — And Both Parties Are Scrambling
From Pennsylvania swing districts to Missouri city councils, voter anger over AI data centers and rising electric bills is reshaping the 2026 midterms.
78% of Companies Would Fail an AI Governance Audit
New surveys reveal most organizations can't explain their AI decisions, can't shut down AI after incidents, and are approving deployments they know are unsafe.
The DOJ Wants AI Free to Discriminate
The Justice Department joined Elon Musk's xAI in suing to block Colorado's AI antidiscrimination law, calling bias protections 'woke DEI ideology.'
The FDA Just Created a New Category of Violation: AI Over-Reliance
A drug manufacturer told federal inspectors the AI never told them about a basic legal requirement. The FDA was not amused.
AI Regulation Tracker: 19 New Laws Signed, Connecticut Targets Frontier Models, and States Won't Wait for Congress
The count of new AI laws signed in 2026 jumped from 6 to 25 in a month. Connecticut just passed a sweeping frontier AI bill. And the federal government still can't agree on preemption.
134 Bills in 31 States: The Scramble to Write Rules for AI in Schools
States are racing to regulate AI in classrooms before the next school year. Ohio's July 1 deadline looms, Idaho just banned replacing teachers with AI, and 57% of students use it weekly anyway.
The Revolt Against AI's Footprint: 188 Groups, $64 Billion Blocked, and Water Is the New Battleground
Community opposition has blocked or delayed $64 billion in data center projects. Maine just passed the first statewide moratorium. And the water fight is just getting started.
AI Regulation Tracker: Federal Preemption Stalls, EU Enforcement Looms, and States Keep Legislating
Congress can't agree on a national AI framework. The EU's August enforcement deadline approaches. States have introduced over 2,000 AI bills. Here's where everything stands.
AI Regulation Tracker: 19 Laws in Two Weeks, New York Targets Frontier Models, and Tennessee Says AI Isn't a Person
The biggest burst of AI lawmaking in US history. New York's RAISE Act creates the first state-level frontier model oversight office. Utah signs 9 AI bills. Tennessee votes 93-2 that AI is not a person.
AI Regulation Tracker: Washington Signs Chatbot Laws, Oregon Gives Users the Right to Sue, and the EU Quietly Dismantles Its Own Rules
Governor Ferguson signs two AI safety bills. Oregon passes the toughest chatbot law in the country with a private right of action. The EU's Digital Omnibus threatens to gut the AI Act before it's even enforced.
Your Electric Bill Is Subsidizing AI: The Backlash Has Arrived
Electricity prices up 42% since 2019, a federal moratorium bill, 30+ states pushing back, and a 10-gigawatt data center that needs nine nuclear reactors worth of gas power.
AI Regulation Tracker: Newsom Defies Federal Preemption, Tennessee Bans AI Therapists, and 27 States Keep Legislating
California's governor fires back at Trump's AI framework with a new executive order. Tennessee outlaws AI mental health impersonation. Dozens of bills advance in state legislatures.
Everyone Agrees AI Is Dangerous. Nobody's Doing Anything.
The Council on Foreign Relations says AI faces a 'crisis of control.' Safety researchers are quitting. Congress wrote a whistleblower bill. And yet the governance gap keeps widening.
One Year After Liberation Day: How Trump's Tariffs Reshaped the AI Industry
The anniversary of Trump's sweeping tariffs reveals a transformed AI supply chain, higher GPU prices, and a widening gap between Big Tech and everyone else.
California Throws Down the Gauntlet: Newsom's AI Executive Order Directly Challenges Trump's Deregulation Playbook
Governor Newsom signed a first-of-its-kind executive order requiring AI vendors seeking state contracts to prove bias safeguards, civil rights protections, and content safety—directly defying the White House's push to preempt state AI laws.
AI Regulation Tracker: White House Calls for Federal Preemption as States Keep Passing Laws Anyway
The Trump administration releases a national AI framework demanding Congress preempt state laws. Washington and Oregon respond by signing chatbot bills into law.
Sanders and AOC Want to Freeze AI Data Center Construction Until Congress Acts
The Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act would halt new facilities until federal laws address safety, jobs, and energy costs. It has almost no chance of passing.
Trump's AI Brain Trust: 13 Tech CEOs Will Shape American AI Policy
The President's new science council includes Zuckerberg, Huang, and Ellison - but not Musk or Altman. Here's why the composition matters and what it signals for AI regulation.
AI Regulation Tracker: EU Votes to Ban Nudifier AI, Pennsylvania Advances Chatbot Safety, Colorado Plans Full Overhaul
European Parliament bans AI nudification tools, Pennsylvania's SAFECHAT Act passes Senate 49-1, and Colorado prepares to scrap its landmark AI law for a simpler framework.